Order of Emile Zola Books
Emile Zola was a French novelist, playwright, and journalist. He is well known as the self-proclaimed leader of the literary school of French naturalism. Zola’s naturalism is a style that traces philosophically to Auguste Comte’s positivism, but also to physiologist Claude Bernard and historian Hippolyte Taine. His book, The Experimental Novel is considered a naturalistic novel and one of the key works of the style. His writing helped to inspire the concepts of heredity, social Manicheanism, and idealistic socialism, (more…)
Order of Helen Oyeyemi Books
Helen Oyeyemi is a British novelist of general fiction and fantasy novels. She wrote her first novel while studying for her A-levels at high school. She studied social and political sciences at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University. During this time, she had two of her plays performed by students (and received critical acclaim). Her novel White is for Witching won the 2010 Somerset Maugham Award, and her novel What is Not Yours is Not Yours won a PEN Open Book Award, among other awards and accomplishments. Helen lives in Prague, Czech Republic. (more…)
Order of Emily Bronte Books
Emily Bronte was an English author best known as the author of the classic piece of English literature, Wuthering Heights. In addition, she also published a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte and Anne titled Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. The poems that she wrote in this edition are regarded to be poetic genius. (more…)
Order of Jeanine Cummins Books
Jeanine Cummins is an American author best known for writing the A Rip in Heaven. In addition to that, she is also the author of multiple novels including The Outside Boy, The Crooked Branch, and American Dirt. (more…)
Order of Bianca D’Arc Books
Bianca D’Arc is an author best known for writing paranormal romance novels. She is best known as the long running Grizzly Cove series, but she has several other book series that she’s written. (more…)
Order of Elizabeth Acevedo Books
Elizabeth Acevedo is an American author best known as the author of The Poet X which won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, the Pura Belpré Award, the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and the Walter Award. In addition to her work as an author, she is also a National Poetry Slam champion. (more…)
Order of Earl Derr Biggers Books
Earl Derr Biggers (1884-1933) was an American author of crime fiction novels. He is the author of the Charlie Chan series. He attended Harvard University. Biggers was never one for what was considered classic literature at the time, instead preferring the works of Rudyard Kipling and Richard Harding Davis. He got hired for by the Boston Traveler for a daily humour column, but soon became their drama critic. He soon met his future wife, Elanor Ladd, who became a major influence in his writing. (more…)
Order of Jean Plaidy Books
Eleanor Alice Buford Hibbert is an English author who wrote numerous novels under the pen name of Jean Plaidy. As Jean Plaidy, she wrote the popular Tudor Saga series of books as well as the Stuart Saga series and others. (more…)
Order of J.C. Reed Books
J.C. Reed is an author of contemporary romance novels. She is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Her romance novels mix contemporary romance with mystery and suspense. When she isn’t writing, she is chatting with her readers on Facebook. (more…)
Order of Alan Parks Books
Alan Parks is a Scottish author who has also worked in the music industry for ever twenty years. He made his turn to writing with his debut novel, Bloody January> which was shortlisted for the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. His books focus on the character of Harry McCoy. His second novel, February’s Son was shortlisted for the Edgar Awards. (more…)